Rural Home Modification: Overview and Policy Issues in Rural and Regional Australia

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Authors Jung, Y., Millikan, L.
Published 1st November 2009
Audience Government/NGOs/Peaks, Industry, Librarians/Researchers/Students
ISBN 978-0-7334-27

This study is exploratory by nature, and aims to present comprehensive features of rural home modification in Australia.

Based on the findings, this report hopes to

• contribute to the identification of policy issues in home modification in rural areas,
• extract the policy implications for a wider application of home modification and
• recommend policy initiatives that promote age-friendly housing environments in rural areas through home modification.

 

Feedback and case examples on the issues are welcomed.

 

Publication History

1^st edition Rural Home Modification: Overview and Policy Issues in Rural and Regional Australia by Yong Moon Jung and Lyndal Millikan, November 2009. Reprinted May 2014.

Table of Contents

Contents

• Background
• Aim
• Defining rural areas
• Issues impacting on rural home modification
  • A higher proportion of older adults
  • Access to health services
  • Higher incidence of falls
  • Substandard housing environment
  • Higher attachment to home
• Actual conditions of rural home modification
  • Data
  • Service usage
  • Demographic characteristics
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Indigenous Status
    • Language spoken
  • Circumstances for home modification services
    • Living arrangements
    • Carer availability
    • Accommodation status
  • Policy issues in rural home modification
    • Skill shortage
    • Disadvantaged consumer groups
    • Regulatory and educational issues
• Summary and conclusion
• References

Tables

• Table 1. Home modification users in comparison with population distribution (%)
• Table 2. Age (%)
• Table 3. Gender in comparison with gender ratio (%)
• Table 4. Indigenous status (%)
• Table 5. CALD (%)
• Table 6. Living arrangements (%)
• Table 7. Existence of carer (%)
• Table 8. Carer residency status (%)
• Table 9. Accommodation (%)*
• Table 10. Government pension/benefit status (%)
• Table 11. Distribution of selected health workforce
• Table 12. Availability of care resources among disadvantaged home modification